Betsa did start the game, but only lasted 1/3 of an inning. Hutchins pulled her because she felt Betsa did not have the confidence in her pitches. Hutchins says she knows her pitchers and made the right call. I expect that Betas will be feeling confident today and will give the Huskies all they can handle. No run rule today for the Huskies.

Originally Posted by NedpicsBetsa did start the game, but only lasted 1/3 of an inning. Hutchins pulled her because she felt Betsa did not have the confidence in her pitches. Hutchins says she knows her pitchers and made the right call. I expect that Betas will be feeling confident today and will give the Huskies all they can handle. No run rule today for the Huskies.

Completely agree. I fully expect this to go to an if necessary and as rough as Alvelo looked yesterday, I have to be honest I'm really nervous!

Smith is probably just remembering the 2010 supers (I think), at Husky stadium against Oklahoma. In one game Danielle Lawrey gave up 3 home runs to Amber Flores, forcing an if necessary game. In the last game, Danielle walked her whenever she ha an empty base. I think she got her to strike out for the last out of the game. Can't swear that this is the official version, but it's close enough.

At any rate, I'll take Morgan by any other name when she comes through time after time.

Some controversy over whether Betsa, chose to throw at, rather than to, Aguilar, after having been victimized twice by game turning HRs by her, the first time throwing behind her, the second right at her, hitting her squarely in her quad. Both times there were two outs, making putting her on base less risky, plus there was little inclination to pitch to her anyway, given the damage she'd done (she hit .625 for the weekend). Note that Michele Smith, herself a pitcher, was clearly aghast at the pitch behind Aguilar, saying that a curve could get away in that fashion, but not the pitch thrown.

Stangel also clearly thought she was thrown at, giving Betsa a glaring look after being plunked (also, in the leg, and with two outs), in the second at-bat following Aguilar's HR - as UW's most outspoken player, she might have been seen as a fitting target.

To be fair, Aguilar was also plunked, in the arm, by Blanco, following her lead-off HR in the first game between them, but which, if intentional, could implicate not the players as much as their coach.

Originally Posted by KurosawaSome controversy over whether Betsa, chose to throw at, rather than to, Aguilar, after having been victimized twice by game turning HRs by her, the first time throwing behind her, the second right at her, hitting her squarely in her quad. Both times there were two outs, making putting her on base less risky, plus there was little inclination to pitch to her anyway, given the damage she'd done (she hit .625 for the weekend). Note that Michele Smith, herself a pitcher, was clearly aghast at the pitch behind Aguilar, saying that a curve could get away in that fashion, but not the pitch thrown.

Stangel also clearly thought she was thrown at, giving Betsa a glaring look after being plunked (also, in the leg, and with two outs), in the second at-bat following Aguilar's HR - as UW's most outspoken player, .

To be fair, Aguilar was also plunked, in the arm, by Blanco, following her lead-off HR in the first game between them, but which, if intentional, could implicate not the players as much as their coach.

I'm not sure what the controversy was. She threw behind her and then intentionally walked her.

Next at bat I even said it to myself that Aguilar should tell the ump that if she got hit he needs to toss Betsa. Then she got hit first pitch.

The ump was at fault for not warning Betsa after throwing behind her (after she was plunked the day before.) The rest is just competition.

As a separate aside and because we are talking so much about umps today, I couldn't have disagreed more with Mowens regarding the warning that Hutch received by demanding the home plate ump "get help making the right call" when he called a strike on that check swing through the zone.

Home plate umps may indicate that it was a strike on the swing or on the location as this ump indicated it was the swing. But they are being gracious in doing so. If it's called a strike by the home plate ump, it's a strike.

There is no "getting help" to make the "right call" in this situation. It's a strike. The call was made by the ump charged with making it. Asking a field ump to do so would be redundant.__________________"Never argue with a fool, they will lower you to their level and then beat you with experience."

I didn't see her get hit but I gathered at the press conference that the Huskies felt it was on purpose. I can't say if it was or not. But I will say I disagree with the point the author of the article posted above was trying to make. He said Betsa hitting Ali intentionally would be hurting her team in the name of revenge. In reality, putting Ali on in one pitch without her getting a chance to swing her bat, helped Michigan in my opinion. There a lot more risks with an intentional walk than a HBP and a lot of more ways it could come back to bite you. I don't see it revenge as much as not giving a player who has already hurt you multiple times a chance to hurt you again.

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